Awning support for tents



Nov. 16 1926. 1,607,020

' F. M. STOLL AWNING SUPPORT FOR TENTS Filed Oct. 9. 1925 2/ 2:; a if; v

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, facturers of square or palmetto typetents to provide their tents with an pool of..water during rainswhich. stretches sothat it may lbe quickly and easily col support whi h Patented Nov; 16, 1926.

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It jis tho present custom among manuawning foz projection outward fromthe 'tenteave ovei the doorway. These awnin'gs,"being substantially horizontal, collect'and retain a and distorts the awning cloth.,

ings.

A further object is to arrange the support lapsed-into a minimum of space.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention which is designed for simplicity, economy,

and efiicien'cy. These will become morejap.

parent from the followingdescription;

In the following detailed description of the invention reference is had to the accompanyingd'ra'wing which forms a-part here; of. Likenumerals refer to like parts in all views of"the-drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a square tent with the invention in place thereon.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. I Fig. 3 is a detail view of the awning support in th-e erected position. I Fig. 4 is a view looking upward at the awning support. V

Fig. 5 illustrates the invention in its folded position.

Fig. 6 illustrates an alternate form of at tachment device.

In the drawing, a tent is illustrated at 10,

Y provided with an awning 11 which is sup:

ported along one side by the tent 10, and at the other side, by two awning poles 12, from which guy ropes 13 depend.

The invention, designated in its entirety I by the numeral 14, is arranged to extend diagonally across the awning; one extremity being supported by the tentupon an angle clip 15 secured to the tentside; the other extremity being supported upon one of the awning poles 12.

The support comprises a series of pivoted and telescopically connected'bars arranged tofold into two separate portions,as illjuse trated in Fig; 5-; "One or these portions eom- 7 prisesa tent section 16 and an apex section- 20. The tent section 16 carries stud bolt 17 at its extremity. f The bolt 17 is arranged nut 18. The tent section 16 ispivoted, as shown'at 19, to the apexse'ction 20. The

apex section 20 is provided at =itsextremit'y with a socket 21,. which is rigidly formed thereon. at an angle to form a natural for the entire truss structure.

The-other portionof the awning support comprises two" members-22and 23'pivoted together at 24c. 'One extremity of thesection 22 is arranged to fit w'ithin the socket stand 'one extremlty of the "section 23 is provided-with anopening25 for the recap tion of the usual peg 26'p1rojecting fromtho extremity of one'o'f the awning poles 12.

All of the'sectionsare' channel shape in crosssec'tion so that they may be folded one withinthe other.- In folding the device, the

two portions-are disconnected atthesock'et to pass through an openingin the angle clip .and be secured in place by meansiof wing apex 21, the section 16 is folded within the section 20, and the section 23 .is folded within the section'22. 'The device then having the appearance illustrated in Fig.6.

i course, to replace the stud bolt 17 and wing nut 18 with any of the usual quick acting attachment devices, suchias those used for attaching the side curtains to automobiles, as illustrated at 27 inFig. 6. The attachment device 27 is passed throughan opening in the angle clip 15 similarly to the stud bolt 17.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it

is desired to 'be understood that the same may be varied, within the, scope of the apspirit of the invention.

I-Iaving thusdescribed the invention, what I claim and desire secured by Letters Patent is 1. In a tent having an outward projecting awning supported at its outer edge on poles and secured at its outer corners by It is within the skill of a mechanic, of

. pended claims, without departing from the guy ropes; means for supporting said awning at its middle and adapted toco-act with said poles andguy ropes, said means" comprising a'single truss adapted to extend diagonally from said tent under said awning to one of said poles. i

2. In a tent having an outward projecting awning supported at its outer edge'on poles and secured at its outer corners by guy ropes; means for supporting said aWning at its middle and adapted to co-aot with said poles and guy ropes, said means comprising a single truss adapted to extend with said poles an diagonally from said tent under said awning to one t said poles, said truss being higher adjacent its mid-point than-at itsends. Y a e 3. In a tent having an outward project ing awning supported atv its outer edge on poles and secured at its outer corners by guy ropesymeans for supporting said aWn- LIn a tent having an outward projectmg awning supported at its outer edge on poles and secured at its outer corners by guy ropes; means for supporting said awning at itsjmiddlefandadapted to co-act with said poles and guyropes, said means comprising a single truss adapted to extend diagonally from said tent under said awning to one of said poles, said truss being ends higher adjacent its mid-point than at its said truss comprising members pivoted together-and adapted to ,told' within each other.

5. In a tent havingan outward projecting awning supported at its outer edge on poles and secured at its outer corners by guy ropes; means for supporting said awning at its middle and adapted to co-aot With said poles and guy ropes, said means comprising a single truss adapted to extend diagonally from said tent under said awning to one of said poles, said truss being higher adjacent its mid-point than at its ends, one extremity of said trussbeing arranged tor connection to the upper, extremity of one .ofsaid poles,- the other extremity of said truss being arranged for detachable connection to said tent.

6. In combination With a tent and a supporting frame, an awning attached to said tent supporting poles at the outer corners 0t saidawning a truss extending diagonally beneath said awning fromthe frame of said tent to one of said poles; a guy rope adapted to exert tension upon said awning in the direction of said truss; and a second guy rope adapted to exert tension uponsaid awning in a direction transverse to said truss. v Q g 7. In combination With a tent and a supporting frame an awning attached to said tent; supporting poles at the outer corners of sai dawning; a truss extendingdiagonally beneath said awning from the frame of said tent to one of said; poles; a guy rope adapted 'to exert tension'upon said -,a.wning in the direction of said truss; and a second guy rope adapted to exert tension upon said awning in a direction transverse to said truss, said truss sloping upward from each end to an apex in the center of said awning.

In testimony whereof, I aflix mysignature! 'FRANKZM. STOLL. v 

